Global Patent Index - EP 3767073 A1

EP 3767073 A1 20210120 - AIRFOIL COOLING PASSAGE HAVING HOURGLASS SHAPE

Title (en)

AIRFOIL COOLING PASSAGE HAVING HOURGLASS SHAPE

Title (de)

SCHAUFELKÜHLKANAL IN SANDUHRFORM

Title (fr)

PASSAGE DE REFROIDISSEMENT DE PROFIL AÉRODYNAMIQUE EN FORME DE SABLIER

Publication

EP 3767073 A1 20210120 (EN)

Application

EP 20186780 A 20200720

Priority

US 201916515528 A 20190718

Abstract (en)

An airfoil (78) includes pressure and suction side walls (86, 88) that extend in a chord-wise direction between leading and trailing edges (82, 84). The pressure and suction side walls (86, 88) also extend in a radial direction to provide an exterior airfoil surface. A cooling passage (106, 107, 109) that has an hourglass shape is arranged between the pressure and suction walls (86, 88). The cooling passage has a first width (W<sub>1</sub>) in the chord-wise direction near the suction side wall (88), a second width (W<sub>2</sub>) in the chord-wise direction near the pressure side wall (86), and a third width (W<sub>3</sub>) between the pressure and suction side walls (86, 88). The third width (W<sub>3</sub>) is smaller than the first and second widths (W<sub>1</sub>, W<sub>2</sub>).

IPC 8 full level

F01D 5/18 (2006.01); B22C 7/00 (2006.01); B22C 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B22C 9/00 (2013.01 - US); B22C 9/10 (2013.01 - US); B22C 9/103 (2013.01 - EP US); B22C 9/106 (2013.01 - US); B22C 9/22 (2013.01 - US); B22C 9/24 (2013.01 - US); B22C 13/12 (2013.01 - US); F01D 5/187 (2013.01 - EP US); F01D 25/12 (2013.01 - US); F02C 7/18 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2230/211 (2013.01 - EP); F05D 2230/22 (2013.01 - EP); F05D 2250/131 (2013.01 - EP); F05D 2250/185 (2013.01 - EP); F05D 2260/204 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2260/221 (2013.01 - EP); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3767073 A1 20210120; US 11111857 B2 20210907; US 11624322 B2 20230411; US 11982231 B2 20240514; US 2021017906 A1 20210121; US 2021363924 A1 20211125; US 2023203991 A1 20230629

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20186780 A 20200720; US 201916515528 A 20190718; US 202117392573 A 20210803; US 202318179479 A 20230307